Raining at Indy
 

Looks like we are going to get wet at the races and rained on the whole way up and back. Suck....

Hurtball.

Fuckin cool. Hopefully this shit changes before the weekend.

That sucks. But if you've ever lived in Indiana, you know not to trust the weather folks until the weather actually occurs. :lol: Even then, the weather can change on a dime. See you all this weekend. Call me when you all get into town and I'll meet up with you. I'm off all week before and after.

frick. why cant i get a decent day to ride every time i go on a 500 mile trip. Good thing my rain gear doubles as a poncho... cause it basically is.

at least the odds of a nice crash are gonna be DRAMASTICALLY increased in bad weather.

Awesome!! Rain races are the BEST!! It takes the mechanical factor out and makes it about the last man standing... so much more about skill.

and not being behind the guy that crashes.

I got rain gear. But it won't be near as fun ride up.

yes because we will be taking a different route instead of the insanely cool one

let's keep our happy faces on, I am sure the weather will change 20 times btw now and the trip itself!!

Sounds like you've lived in Indiana. :lol:

Nope, but in FL the weather changes every 30 minutes!!

Its sunny and you want rain? Wait 30 mins!

Weatherman says its going to be raining all day? Its sunny outside while he's talking!

I dont put any stock in weather reports...

ehh wtfe... I could care less... just hope it's clear thursday at the gap and surrounding area :lol:

but it's been supposed to rain every day of my trip every where I've gone... other than the two hour down pour in AR... it's been fuck'n perfect!...

we'll see...

i bought rain pants and already had a poncho to go over my leathers just in case

The Frog Togs I got work awesome! too bad I didn't have booties as my feet were soaked! :lol:

i know how that feels. just put the boots on the airconditioner when you get to the hotel though, and its ALL good.

pretty ghey. I have diablo corsa 3's which trip and several others informed me were horrible in the wet. Fuuuuck I might be driving. :(

And the race will be nuts. Newly paved track where everyone has little experience + rain = wrecks and wet riding heroics. Stoner will lowside halfway through the race regardless of weather but it'll still be fun to watch.

idk, i had 'em on the buell and went thru a crazy rain storm, the street looked like a river.

A few other times in "normal" rain as well.
They aren't bad as long as you aren't trying to be Rossi while its raining.

the corsa IIIs are fine in the rain if you arent trying to run fast laps. Just don't do anything stupid and you will be fine.

they were horrible in the rain for me because I was at the track, not on the street.

oic. Well I'm a bitch when it comes to wet riding, especially on twisties so I'll probably still drive.
Will I be the only person with a 4 wheeled vehicle from this forum?

most of us are parking in the moto parking lots. We aren't going to be hitting the twisties in the rain, I don't ride twisties in the rain. Just wait til we get to cincy and meet us there. We will be riding flat straight roads from there.

Allright, you talked me into it. If I wreck and die you can have my pokemon collection.

sweet, i call dibs on the mudkips

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I herd u liek mudkipz

gotta catch em all.

where are we meeting now?

damn it, all that work to load the route into my gps...ruined. Stupid rain

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Uhh...I live off the richwood exit, there's a rest stop right past it. We can meet there or if it's dry and you have extra time we can hit some local twisties. Just hit me up when you get close. What time do you guys think you'll be getting up near my way? Are you heading out early on Thursday?

no no no, the womenz like the mudkipz.

I-44 to I-70. This is gon' be a bitchin ride.

Get the fuck out there and ride those bitches. I've had them in the twisties in rain. No big deal.

Once you get there....

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/17432419/detail.html

Motorcycle Fatalities Expected To Spike During MotoGP
IMS: City Could See Dozen Bike Deaths

POSTED: 5:41 pm EDT September 9, 2008
UPDATED: 7:17 pm EDT September 9, 2008


INDIANAPOLIS -- Sunday's MotoGP race will bring motorcycles to the track and to Indianapolis roads, where police have been told to expect a spike in bike-related fatalities.

As many as 100,000 spectators will converge on Indianapolis for the Red Bull Indianapolis GP MotoGP, and at least a third of them are expected to arrive by motorcycle, 6News' Jack Rinehart reported.

Based on the experiences of other cities that have hosted MotoGP events, Indianapolis Motor Speedway security officials have warned police that the number of fatality accidents involving motorcycles could end up in the dozens.

"I know in other cities the GP race there always seems to be an increase in fatalities as far as motorcycles," said Indianapolis police Capt. Mike Bates. "It's a potential for disaster, or at least an increase in crashes."

Indianapolis police have planned extra patrols to target risky driving and will be using state police Mustangs and motorcycles to provide some extra horsepower to their enforcement.

"We have actually organized a couple of crash teams specifically designed to deal with motorcycle accidents and crashes," Bates said.

This year, 11 people have died in motorcycle accidents in Indianapolis.

This is bad. Indy, a town of 875,000 has 11 motorcycle fatalities, and Spingfield, MO, a town of 130,000 has 8 motorcycle deaths.

No, I'll be in 4. Haven't had the money to spend on a bike, so I've been in 4 during the last 3+ years.


Well, duh. Increase the number of motorcycles and you're going to increase the number of accidents, some of which will sadly be fatal. Part of it will be because people are watching racing and have no self control after seeing someone else ride fast. The other part is simply because you have a bunch of motorcycles when cagers aren't used to seeing them that much.

Right...that's common sense but part of the reason I posted it is for any of you hotdogs that may want to play around while riding to watch for the extra Mustangs and bikes with LEO's on board...hate to see any of you get pulled and then somebody say "well duh"... :lol: :idk:

Yo when are you guys gonna be rolling through the Florence area? Or what time are you leaving Knoxville?

I have no idea. When we get there, do you want us to call you when we get close?

i'll be getting to cinci prolly around 1 piz.

Sounds good, I'll be up at 10 to be safe.

Coolness, you riding up with the rest of the pack or by yourself?

plan on meeting them around cinci somewhere, but havent heard a definate answer.

depends on the route we take, it may take us 10 hours to get cinci

Hey are you guys riding up tomorrow or Friday?

friday

God I'm retarded. I've been packing and tweaking my suspension all evening.
Any idea when they're doing free practice on Friday, I'd definitely like to catch some of that. They usually give extended sessions when at a track for the first time.

looks like i am driving up straight on 65n

hey you should come over and pick up our gear... so we can ride up with out it!

its only a .5 hour longer to get to indy then it is to nicks house...

I don't care... you can drive over and meet us fucker!

.... :eightball6:.... unless they are passing out free $100 bills not an option....

weak

friday is the busiest day for me, up at 6 teach Biology1111 to a bunch of college kids, then 6 hours of labs... if i make it to indy in one piece it will be a damn miracle

blah blah blah.... weak


just giving ya shit...

i know... just makes me tired thinking about it

but odds are riding will suck, lots of idiots and even more cops, almost glad i will have the car to get around if need be

and why I'd like to dump my gear for it

Drewpy, how are you getting from the hotel to the track? Your car I am guessing. Think I could ride back and forth with you so I don't need to bring my jacket along with my suit?

With all the pissing and moaning you do it's amazing you get anything done.


















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Is rain going to hurt my leather pants? Should I buy rain gear?

depends on how much rain... I'd buy some cheap shit... anything to keep ya dry... don't know how far you have to ride... but being wet fuck'n sucks

It's a 4 hour ride. Supposed to be dry here when I leave, and wet when I get there. I can get a set of rain gear for $116. :idk: Worth it? My leather pants were only $170.

hmmmm....thundershowers next 5 days in Indy.
I'm considering caging it up there....I'll decide on Friday last minute.

If I do ride up there that means no bars unless it's within walking distance of the hotel. Yeah I'll admit it, I'll have a couple beers and drive 5 minutes in a car but I don't even sit on a bike if I've been drinking. And I do want to drink while I'm at the races and walking around the pits looking at GP bikes during qualifying and free practice. Indy sells these big burly Fosters cans of beer for 5 bucks each and I two-handed those bastards when I went there for F1 races. I've been waiting to get liquored up and talk shit to Pedrosa for YEARS. Cocky diminutive spanish bastard.
It's also probably gonna be apeshit with all the bikes in the rain. Cops will be pulling bikes over for nothing when there's eleventyfourteen lowsides on the first day when it starts raining on the streets surrounding the track.

Buuut, if I drive that means I'll be that asshat having to explain to everyone that I ride but I was too much of a pussy to ride up even though it's only like a 3 hour ride from my house.
I get to bring more shit with me though and some beer for the hotel room. Plus I could probably haul a couple of you folks to and from the hotel if you don't feel like riding to the track in the rain each day or if you wanna drink.

Sigh..fucking rain.

I'm with you. I wont have a single drop when I'm riding, but I will have a beer or 2 when I drive. So I'm only having beer at the hotel if I'm there for the duration of the evening, at a bar that is walking distance to the hotel or I'm taking a cab. I just dont risk it on 2 wheels.

screw it. go get a jakcet and rainproof pants at wal-mart for 20 bucks otd. thats what i did, and i never get a drop of water on me. i would suggest investing in a good pair of water resistant gloves though, that makes more difference than anything. i got some Joe Rockets for like 50 bucks



im riding no matter what. but im not really sure if i'm gonna be riding much while im there, cause ya... i want to drink. I'm bringing my bike cover.

To those needing a ride in a cage, I'll be driving. Drewpy spoke up for one seat in my cage, though.

i even admit sometimes my sand-firgina runith over :panic:

and i plan on taking my one piece rain suit to the race, who knows maybe even my helmet, you know, so i stay dry...

Is it cool if I call a seat? Not bitch.

looks like we'll be driving there too.

fuck 116 bucks... I got some frog togs for $50

tell kat to be quiet.

just got done strappin everything down... seems i lost a lot of tie downs and what not from the last trip, guess generic yellow rope will have to work. see you fuckers tomorrow.

No problem.

It can fuck with the sizing sometimes...?

You can get rain gear from walmart for like 20 bucks just do it.

I have a 2 piece columbia raingear from back when I used to do bicycle trips for weeks at a time... shit works great at the track.

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Yep I'm definitely driving. Just waiting to see if this shop gets the (unriced) integra done of if I'll be driving the truck. Car should be done around 2:30 so I dunno.
You guys still think you'll be passing through around 1:00? In Florence there's good Indian, Mexican, or Chinese places if you guys wanna stop and eat.

GHEY!!! You need to ride Piz.

We will give you a call when we get close to florence.

Raining here this morning but should clear up this afternoon so I can stay dry for part of the ride down anyway.

Ebbs, where did you get your frog togs?

Clearly it's raining over the entire United States...it's just starting to rain in Central PA right now.

Gander Mountain. Check any Sportinggoods store... should have something similar

Hey do you poor riding bastards need me to bring anything with my extra cargo capacity? I got some extra pairs of rain pants, some umbrellas, hard drugs, some scientology pamphlets. I'm bringing two pairs of binoculars for the race.

There is a GM about a mile from here. Thanks.

I'm hittin up a couple of shops this morning to see if they have frog toggs.

unless they have a dollar menu, im Shit out of luck. c ya soon.

And it started raining here last night and hasnt stopped pouring since.

Free Practice 1 times

1. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 53.034 secs
2. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1min 53.151 secs
3. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 53.190 secs
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP (M) 1min 53.704 secs
5. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 53.715 secs
6. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 53.771 secs
7. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 53.850 secs
8. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 53.931 secs
9. Ben Spies USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 54.297 secs
10. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team (B) 1min 54.616 secs
11. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1min 54.795 secs
12. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M) 1min 55.072 secs
13. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1min 55.074 secs
14. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 55.292 secs
15. Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 55.731 secs
16. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alice Team (B) 1min 56.125 secs
17. James Toseland GBR Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 56.271 secs
18. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 56.345 secs
19. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1min 56.851 secs


and stoner fell

sounds like it's going to be nuts, it's Pedros'a first time on the wets.